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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Land Records

A Genealogy & Land Records Symposium will be held Friday, July 10th and Saturday, July 11th. The location for the symposium is the SCC Continuing Education Center, 301 South 68th Street Place in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nebraska is a great setting to learn about land records. The Homestead Act of 1862 provided approximately 270 million acres of land for settlement, much of which was located in Nebraska. Participants in the symposium will learn about land records, in particular about the Homestead Act.

An exciting presentation will be given by Richard G. Sayre, who will show how to use Google Earth to make and map historical buildings and cemeteries. Other speakers will be Greg Boyd (Family Maps), Peter Drinkwater (Footnote.com), and Pamela Boyer Sayre (learning new things and Google Earth). The keynote speaker will be Kenneth Heger, Chief of the Archives I Support Branch, National Archives.

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I am a professional genealogist, writer, lecturer and teacher living in Nebraska. Genealogy is truly my passion and has been for over 40 years. I am a widow and have two children,two grandchildren, one great grandchild and a sister-in-law who is also doing genealogical research. We lecture and travel together and are known as the You Go Genealogy Girls.
At this time I accept clients for genealogical research only in Lincoln Co., Nebraska. I also do genealogical consulting. My research in Lincoln Co. is in courthouse records, the library, newspaper records and cemetery research.
Please inquire about my lecture topics and fees. I have lectured at national, state and local conferences.
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